Decision on setting up a special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1ECRProposal for a decision · Recital D a (new)
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   Da. whereas the Union is experiencing a long-term demographic decline; whereas unaffordable housing further aggravates the negative demographic trends; whereas the current housing stock does not adequately meet the needs of an ageing society;

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2. Amendment 2ECRProposal for a decision · Recital E
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   E. whereas the Union has a number of competences relating to housing;

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   E. whereas the primary responsibility for housing policies in the EU lies with the Member States, while social housing is often specifically provided by regions and cities; whereas the EU has no direct competence in housing and only a limited remit to address social issues, yet it provides relevant guidance and funding, and certain EU rules have an indirect impact on housing provision;

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3. Amendment 3ECRProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 - point a
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   (a) to map current housing needs across territories and population groups, particularly low and middle income groups, and to assess the impact of scarcity of housing on inequalities, affordability, demography, poverty and social exclusion, including using existing gender-disaggregated data;

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   (a) to map current housing needs across territories and population groups, particularly low and middle income groups, and to assess the impact of scarcity of housing on inequalities, affordability, demography, poverty and social exclusion;

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4. Amendment 4ECRProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 - point b
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   (b) to analyse the existing relevant Union, national, regional, and local housing policies with a focus on the availability of targeted instruments for social, sustainable and affordable housing in cities, islands and coastal and rural areas with a view to identifying and issuing recommendations, including policies dedicated to housing accessibility of people with disabilities, and reduced mobility;

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   (b) to analyse the existing relevant Union, national, regional, and local housing policies with a focus on the availability of targeted instruments for social, sustainable and affordable housing in cities, islands and coastal and rural areas with a view to identifying and issuing recommendations, including policies dedicated to improving the housing accessibility of older people and persons with disabilities and reduced mobility;

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5. Amendment 5ECRProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 - point f
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   (f) to analyse systemic issues with short-term accommodation rentals on the availability of affordable housing in particularly affected areas and to make relevant proposals;

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   (f) to analyse systemic issues with short-term accommodation rentals on the availability of affordable housing in particularly affected areas;

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6. Amendment 6ECRProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 - point -a (new)
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   (-a) to assess possible new financial lines aimed at improving accessibility of housing for young people, taking into account the economic and demographic differences among Member States and EU regions with respect to the subsidiarity principle;

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7. Amendment 7ECRProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 - point m
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   (m) to map innovative technologies, processes, services and products to support the renovation wave, taking into account existing Union initiatives; to map where administrative and regulatory burdens are hampering the renovation wave, with the aim of reducing unnecessary regulatory burden while ensuring quality work in the construction sector and quality standards for affordable housing;

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   (m) to map innovative technologies, processes, services and products to support the renovation of current stock; to map where administrative and regulatory burdens are hampering renovation, with the aim of reducing unnecessary regulatory burden while ensuring quality work in the construction sector and quality standards for affordable housing;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftProposal for a decision · Recital B
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   B. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights states that access to social housing or housing assistance of good quality is to be provided for those in need and this is to be implemented at both Union and national level within their respective competences; whereas adequate shelters and services are to be provided to the homeless in order to promote their social inclusion; whereas the right to housing for people with disabilities deserves special protection and dedicated polices to ensure housing accessibility;

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   B. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights states that access to social housing or housing assistance of good quality is to be provided for those in need and this is to be implemented at both Union and national level within their respective competences; whereas adequate shelters and services are to be provided to the homeless in order to promote their social inclusion and eradicate homelessness by 2030 in line with the Lisbon Declaration; whereas the right to housing for people with disabilities deserves special protection and dedicated polices to ensure housing accessibility;

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9. Amendment 9The LeftProposal for a decision · Recital D
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   D. whereas protecting private property and ensuring legal certainty for private owners, including best practice in relation to the fight against squatting, as well as protecting people from evictions, are important aspects at national level affecting housing availability and the right to housing in certain Member States;

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   D. whereas protecting private property and ensuring legal certainty for private owners, including best practice in relation to the fight against bank foreclosures, as well as defending tenants’ rights and protecting people from irrational rent increases, renovations and evictions, are important aspects at national level affecting housing availability and the right to housing in certain Member States;

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10. Amendment 10The LeftProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 - point h
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    (h) to analyse effects of Union policies that influence the availability and affordability of housing, including bottlenecks in current Union regulations with regard to investment capacity, on housing and social housing, state aid and supply chain shortages;

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    (h) to analyse effects of Union policies that influence the availability and affordability of housing, including bottlenecks in current Union regulations with regard to public procurement and investment capacity, on public housing and social housing, state aid and supply chain shortages;

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11. Amendment 11The LeftProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 - point o
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    (o) to conduct hearings with experts from the Union institutions and competent authorities, international, national and regional institutions, non-governmental organisations and relevant sectors of the economy, taking into account the perspectives of a range of stakeholders;

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    (o) to conduct hearings with experts from the Union institutions and competent authorities, international, national and regional institutions, non-governmental organisations, tenant organisations and relevant sectors of the economy, taking into account the perspectives of a range of stakeholders;

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12. Amendment 12PfEProposal for a decision · Recital E
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    E. whereas the Union has a number of competences relating to housing;

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    E. whereas the Union has limited competences relating to housing, while housing policy has historically been characterised by immense diversity between the Member States;

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13. Amendment 13PfEProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 – point c
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    (c) to analyse the impact of housing speculation and its economic consequences, as well as to propose follow-up actions;

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    (c) to analyse the impact of Union and European Central Bank (ECB) policies, in particular Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/9551a and Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings1b, on housing speculation and its economic consequences, as well as to propose follow-up actions; ______________ 1a OJ L 231, 20.9.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/1791/oj. 1b OJ L, 2024/1275, 8.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1275/oj

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14. Amendment 14PfEProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 – point h
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    (h) to analyse effects of Union policies that influence the availability and affordability of housing, including bottlenecks in current Union regulations with regard to investment capacity, on housing and social housing, state aid and supply chain shortages;

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    (h) to analyse effects of Union and ECB policies that influence the availability and affordability of housing, including migration policies, monetary policy, overregulation and bottlenecks in current Union regulations with regard to investment capacity, on housing and social housing, state aid and supply chain shortages;

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15. Amendment 15Verts/ALEProposal for a decision · Paragraph 2
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    2. Decides that the special committee shall have 33 members;

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    2. Decides that the special committee shall have 36 members;

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16. Amendment 16ESNProposal for a decision · Paragraph 1 – point p (new)
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    (p) to assess the impact of EU policies that may encourage squatting or the illegal occupation of housing, which seriously undermine property rights and may discourage investment in rental properties;

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